| A friend came to me the other day with a complaint. | | | | both comfortable and yet sturdy. |
| He was working too many hours (as most people | | | | You see the thing is most people think that a bed |
| do) at the office and his back was giving him terrible | | | | should be as soft as possible, bringing into mind the |
| pain. He told me that he had thought it was the chair | | | | earlier 80's waterbed design, an utter catastrophe for |
| at the office or the arching of his neck before the | | | | a bad back. The fact of the matter is that the more |
| computer, but said that he had ordered a new chair | | | | contemporary bedroom furniture takes into mind |
| and tried to remedy his neck problems through raising | | | | more than just your nightly comfort, considering the |
| his computer and through exercise and stretching. | | | | fact that you also have to live once you get out of |
| Unfortunately, his problems persisted and he was | | | | bed. Don't misunderstand my point here. A platform |
| stumped about how to solve them. In the end he | | | | bed exceeds the softer varieties in comfort while |
| went to the doctor who told him that his back | | | | yet bringing health to your back and spine. It does |
| problems were probably the result of a combination | | | | this by giving you support at night, which the other |
| of the above, plus the real hammer - a bad bed. To | | | | versions simply cannot do. |
| make a long story short, he had decided, albeit | | | | What also makes a platform bed a good choice is |
| through necessity, to get himself a new bed for the | | | | the fact that there are many varieties that you can |
| holidays, but didn't know what to get at the furniture | | | | choose from, which makes such beds a perfect |
| store. He came to me for my advice since I had | | | | addition to your bedroom furniture set. You can |
| once had a similar problem, about making a choice for | | | | choose from dozens of colors and designs, from a |
| his bed. | | | | sleeker look to the traditional look which only real |
| Without hesitation I told him to get a platform bed. | | | | wood can bring to any furniture. |
| Why a platform bed? There are a number of | | | | So if you find yourself in a similar situation as my |
| reasons for this and a number of reasons why | | | | friend, I would advise you to first contact your |
| someone with back problems would want to go with | | | | doctor (I'm not a doctor!) and see precisely what the |
| such a design. In the first place, such beds are usually | | | | problem is. If he urges you to get a new bed and |
| low and hence closer to the ground. Also, they have | | | | mattress, then consider buying modern platform |
| a hard solid frame, which generally removes the | | | | beds, made for both comfort and for healthier living. |
| 'sagginess' which other kinds of beds have - an | | | | You will thank yourself when you find that you've |
| absolute no-no for anyone with a bad back. The | | | | also made for a healthier you. |
| second point is that the mattress, like the bed, is | | | | |